Mortal Kombat Studio NetherRealm Reportedly Facing Layoffs
NetherRealm Studios, the developer behind Mortal Kombat series, is reportedly facing multiple rounds of layoffs after several employees on the studio’s mobile team shared LinkedIn posts announcing that they had been laid off (thanks, Eurogamer player).
The NetherRealm mobile team appears to be the most affected by the layoffs, after the branch was reportedly shut down despite working on multiple active live service projects including Mortal Kombat Mobile, Injustice 2And Mortal Kombat Attacks. Tony Lazzara“Netherrealm’s mobile team has been shut down. A lot of talented people have lost their jobs,” wrote a quality assurance analyst.
Mobile UX Designer Rachel Walaski was one of those affected, posting on the jobs website, “I am sad to announce that I am one of the mobile team members being laid off by Netherrealm Studios.” They described their colleagues as “incredibly talented, passionate, and collaborative individuals who are in similar circumstances, suddenly looking for a new job.”
Another quality assurance analyst Samantha Edward shared the same sentiment: “Everyone I worked with on that team was a great collaborator,” they wrote, “We’re probably all in shock, but a lot of us would have posted something like this today or soon.”
Elizabeth Ramirezanimator at the studio, also confirmed that they were laid off following the closure. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce that I have been laid off from NetherRealm Studios after approximately 10 years of working there,” they posted on LinkedIn, “I will be looking for new opportunities as an animator for games or films.”
It is estimated that about 50 people have lost their jobs due to the mobile group’s closure. Insider-Game. Neither NetherRealm nor owner Warner Bros. Games have commented on the layoffs at the time of writing.
This latest round of layoffs comes after too many similar stories this year from major studios like Microsoft And Sony for smaller teams like The Story of Kenzera: ZAU Developers Surgent Studio.
